Though rarely mentioned in most histories of the D-Day landings at Normandy in June 1944, heavy bombers from the US 8th Air Force and the RAF Bomber Command made a vital contribution to the success of the Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. In this largely eyewitness account, eight aircrews—five from the RAF and three from the USAAF—tell widely differing stories of their part in the operations, with contributions from other aircrew and ground crew veterans, army personnel, and French civilians. The grandson of a Bomber Command pilot and author of Lancaster Down, Stephen Darlow collects their stories and provides background information from primary source documents on the tactics and strategy employed before, during, and after the invasion.